In our country it is said that 48.8 million citizens have Medicare insurance while another 65 million have Medicaid (cnsnews.com). Meaning a large amount of the citizens in the US depend on government assistance for health insurance coverage. This is why managed care has become more and more popular. Managed care limits the amount of healthcare one receives to be limited. These limitations prevent patients – as well as physicians – from over using healthcare funds, which in turn cuts cost.

Many in our country cannot afford the rising cost of healthcare, so they desperately depend on our government to help cover this necessary cost. The problem is the government is not where the funds come from. It is the tax payers who pay for this coverage. This brings up the debate, is managed health care helpful or not? One may say it is unfair to raise taxes to cover … Read More

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